Tire.



T. V. BUGKWALTER.

TIRE. APPLIGATION FILED Amma, 1910.

1,016,472. Patented Feb.6,1912.

/lrroRA/sk TRACY V. BUCKWALTER, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TIRE. y

Specification of Letters Patent.

patented Feb. 6, 1912.

Application filed April 29, 1910. Serial No. 558,436.

To all whom t meycnncern Be it known that I, Tmor V. BUCKWAL- 'rnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Altoona., in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania. have invented certain Improvements in Tires, of 'which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tires composed of resilient material such as rubber.

It comprises, in its preferred form, a rub ber ring having embedded in the inner part thereof, adjacent to the surface which bears upon the rim of the Wheel, an open Work metal band, consisting preferably of wire' ,position on the Wheel rim.

The characteristic .features and advantages of my improvements will more fully appear by reference to the following description andthe accompanying drawings in illustration thereof.

In the drawings, Figure l is a sectional side elevation of a section of a rim in combination with a tire embodying my improvements, and Fig. 2 is a broken transverse seetional View of the tire.

f The tire, as illustrated, is composed of a rubber body l having embedded or interlocked therein an open work or open mesh reinforcing band comprisingwire rings or hoops 2.conneeted together by cross wires 2 welded thereto, the band being disposed adjacent to and concentric with the tires inner covering of woven fabric 3, which bears upon the rim 4 of the Wheel. It is generally preferable to have the cross wires 2 of `smaller gage than that of the Wires formin the hoops 2 and such cross wires are placed exteriorly to the hoops to effect the desired engagement 1without, extension into the body of and waste of rubber.

The rim 4 has one of its ianges 4f, for holding the tire on the wheel, removable, to permit the tire to be drawn on or off. The periphery of the rim has fixed thereon projecting anchor blocks 4 which are adapted for 'enga ing the transverse .channels 2 formed Within the tire, the engagement preventing the tire from creeping.

The rubber body 1, by the use of a band of this character, can be made of soft rubber throughout, with the production of a tire that has the desired resiliency in its tread and firmness in its inner portion adjacent to its bearing upon the rim of the Wheel.

Having described my invention, I claim:

A tire comprising a resilient body and an open-work reinforcing lmetal band embedded therein, said' band comprisinga wire hoop and a plurality of cross wires of smaller ga e welded exteriorly to the hoop, substantial y -as described for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my name this 27th day of April, 1910, in the presence ofthe subscribin witnesses.

TRACY V. B CKVVALTER. lVitnesses:

H. Woon,

P.' H. MARKIEY.

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